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A new UCL spin-out company – Autolus – is being launched today to develop and commercialise a new generation of engineered T-cell therapies for haematological and solid tumours, with the backing of £30m in investment from healthcare investment company Syncona.

U-Create challenge gives boost to creative entrepreneurs

27 March 2013

The winner of UCL Advances’ creative enterprise competition U-CREATE has recently been crowned, and to celebrate the success of the project the team behind it has put together a new video giving a behind the scenes look at its success.

Showcasing how the four teams who reached the final developed their
products which went on sale at markets across London, it comes on the
back of the winner of the competition being announced, with No. 1’s Big
Idea taking the first prize of £200 in cash per winning team member
through their stall in Camden Market being the most successful over two
days of selling earlier this month.

The
company had a hit on their hands through selling their miracle berry
tablets, which wowed market goers with their ability to turn sour tastes
to sweet – building on their brief to come up with a product which
would promote UCL’s Citrus Saturday initiative, aimed at boosting the
concept of entrepreneurship among those in the early years of secondary
school, which sees school pupils set up lemonade stands as a small
business.

The other teams which have made it through to the final of the challenge, before which they had three weeks to design, commission and manufacture their products, included:

International Corner, with their range of ice-cube makers and lemon-squeezers

Evolon, with their range of lemon-related memorabilia

“What we’re trying to do is bring together interdisciplinary teams of students, some who will be from creative backgrounds, others who may be from business backgrounds, to combine their skills to succeed,” says Gups Jagpal, Deputy Director of UCL advances, in the video. “We’re really pleased the Challenge has been so well received; it’s been really competitive among the teams and it’s been a fun, rewarding experience for them.”